The Philippine and US militaries on Monday kicked off three weeks of joint exercises that will simulate ... "Balikatan", or "shoulder to shoulder" drills, which for the first time will include ...

Major General Francisco Lorenzo, the exercises director for the Philippines, said the drills were not directed at any country, but could act as deterrent against conflict. "The Balikatan exercise ...

The Philippine and US coast guards participated for the first time in joint military drills, the Armed Forces of the ...

The militaries of the U.S. and Philippines have carried out joint drills in waters adjacent to the South China Sea claimed by Beijing ...

Naval and air units from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the US Indo-Pacific Command took part in the sixth bilateral maritime cooperative ...

Philippines, US Begin Joint Maritime Drills After Chinese Carrier Group Spotted MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippine Navy said a Chinese aircraft carrier battle group had passed near its northern ...

China on Monday said the joint military drills by the US and the Philippines “undermine regional strategic stability.” “The Philippines, in collusion with external countries, has been ...

The militaries of the United States and the Philippines have for the first time conducted drone interception exercises on the South China Sea coast. The shoot-down exercises took place on the ...

The coordinated naval drills, focused on enhancing interoperability ... The flotilla reportedly came within three nautical miles of the Philippines' northern islands. "This is quite close ...

MANILA: The Philippine Navy said a Chinese aircraft carrier battle group had passed near its northern maritime boundaries in the run-up to a six-day maritime exercise with the US that began on ...